They had already been accomplished comic book writers individually but they found that they worked better together, with Uderzo as the illustrator and Goscinny writing the scripts (Bell, 2010: 1). They had already collaborated on a series about an 18th century native American before writing "Asterix", but when they began working on a new series for "Pilote" they came up with a series that would be based on the descendants of the people of France, the Gauls. .
The Gauls were a Celtic people led by the warrior Vercingetorix, they fought against the oncoming Roman army of Julius Caesar to no avail. Similarly to how Irish children grow up hearing about legends such as Cuchulainn, French children learn about their "ancestors the Gauls" (Bell, 2010: 1) stood up to the Roman invaders. However although in reality the whole of Gaul was conquered by Julius Caesar and his army, in the "Asterix" series, this is not the case. In "Asterix" there is a small village in the north west of Gaul which withstands the advances of the Romans due the skill of its foremost warrior who is aided by the magic potion brewed by the druid Getafix, which gives supernatural strength and speed to anyone who drinks it.
2.3 Characters.
In the beginning the Goscinny and Uderzo thought to make Asterix a traditional hero or as Anthea Bell, one of the chief translators, puts it "a huge hunk of a warrior" (Bell, 2010: 1). However Goscinny thought that it would be more fitting and humorous if the protagonist would not resemble a typical hero, but rather that he seem small and skinny. They wanted his chief quality to not be his strength but rather that his cunning and his ability to outwit his opponents would be his main skill (Bell, 2010: 1). Uderzo then came up with the idea that if his partner in his travels was enormous and extremely strong, that that would be a fantastic juxtaposition.
Case Analysis A. ... In France, Walt Disney Company's biggest competitor is Grevin & Comagnie's Parc Asterix, which is based on the French cartoon warrior Asterix the Gaul. ... Parc Asterix is the most successful French theme parks. ... About 55 percent of visiting tourists come from foreign countries, mainly Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, and Japan. ... SWOT Analysis. ...
